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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13

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The Voolfolk Case.

The prosecution of Tom Voolfolk has
not made as strong case against the pris-
oner as the public expected. The sum of it
seems to be this: 1t is said that Tom was
angry with his people, that he had threat
ened them, and that he had said he would
some time own the whole property; that he
was in the house when the murder occurred
that he gave the alarm; that his clothes were
bloody, and the print of bloody hand was
seen on his thigh. The defense replies
with testimony that he was not angry with
his people; that his clothes were bloodied
when he went into the room to see what had
happened, when he walked through blood
$50 that it squshed up through his toes'' as
he described it, and that the print of the
bloody hand on his thigh was that of his
wn hand.
Departing from this, the defense is labor
ing to produce some one who shall stand in
the prisoners place as the murderer. The
idiot negro, Jack Dubose, is already dis
posed of. John Jeff, the negro partially
identified by Mr.. Pennington as a negro
who was mad with the Woolfolks, does not
promise much more definite results. The
truth is, the belief that Voolfolk is the
murderer is practically universal 1t is
more than belief. 1t is a conviction,
almost without dissent. But there is gem
eral impression that the prosecution has not
made out the clear, closely linked, compact,
technical case that will lead jury to con-
denim man to death. A Scotch verdict of
mot proven is the best Tom Voolfolk can
hone for He must wear tho cusnicioD Of
this murder through life, even if it does
not carry him to the gallows-unless some
miracle shall disclose at once another sus-
pect and irresistible proof that his was the
crime.
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EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT.

ONE MALONE, OF VIRGINIA, has retired
with dull thud
WE BELIEVE JOHN SHERMAN has been left
ont in the cold.
The POOR New ENGLAND farmers should
come south and grow up with the country.
THE NEW YORK Sun has Topped squarely
back into the democratic ranks. The exact date
for the next flop is not yet fixed.
VERMONT PAYS HER governor $500 year.
She was on the ragged edge Of poverty thirty
years ago, and has managed 10 hold her own.
NoBonY WILL REGRET that the federal SUI
prcme court has decided that the state - yir-
ginia is a bigger thing than a Uniteg Stes
district judge.
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rrohlhltlon in rnlitirs.

The annomcement recently made by Sena-
tor Palmer, OF Michigan, that the prohibition
9~4stioR Was i4ow the greatest issue in the
politics OF the country, and that one Of the
two great parties would be forced to recog-
nize il in its platform, has attracted the at
teniion of the press and considerable dis
eussion is now taking place, as 10 what
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She Recommends NJ to Am,

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A Lucid Explanation.
From the Arkansaw Traveller

fTOm the AIkansaW 4Idfeler.
Man Ito colored washerwoman)-"Loo
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you have only brought back eight" Aunt Mile,
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either of the two national conventions will
probably do with the question.
Senator Palmer is anxious that the re-
publican party take the initiatory steps and
adopt prohibition plank in its platform.
He thinks it would be a strong card and
would prove very effective in alligning a
large element to the republican party which
now acts to its injury. Many republican
organs are fayorably inclined to the move
ment, which, to say the least, has assumed
sufficient Importance TO become an almost
certain issue in the next republican con-
vention. As to whether or not any decided
stand will be taken by either party remains
to be seen. 1t is probable that nothing
will be done by either convention more
than has already been done, which means
that the issue will be evaded as much as
possible, and left to take care of it
self without the national Endorsement of
either side.
Bat if either party takes up the quejtion
and makes it a feature of its policy, it will
most probably be Metropolitan. In sever
al states that party has, in state issues, put
itself squarely in favor of prohibition; but
on the other hand, it has never hesitated
to take the other side in states where
it was policy to do so.
The Boston Herald, speaking of the fu-
ture of prohibition, says;
The interesting feature of the prohibition issue is
the extent to which the republicans are tampering
with it. Ifthey would do rs the democrats are do.
ing declare against it outright, is the dem
ocfatc position in the north or leave it out of gen
eial politics altogether, the party does in the
south, 1t would be settled its merits But tie re-
puolicans insist upon making political capital from
It, They use it to gain votes where prohibition is
POPULAR they dodge and deceive, but still taInper
with 1t, where it is notlpopular This keeps the is
sue, as a part of our national politics, alive. 1t
makes il feature in the platform of several states
1t renders prohibition an increasingly formidable
embarrassment to the republican party. 1t is prob
able that majority of the republican party ofthe
nation today is in favor of prohibition. With the
majority Of the republicans in favor OF prohibition
and prohibition made Part of the republican creed
the republican party inevitably becomes prohibi-
ton party, and not much else
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MIR. GRADY's SPEECH
On Prohibition in Atlanta be Printed in
Next WeeIS's Paper.


Next Weeks Paper.
Yielding to universal demand, we will
print next week, in full, in THE CoNsTITU-
TIoN, the speech of Mr.. II. w. Grady, on
prohibition in Atlanta. OF this speech the
New York Voice says it was the best prohi-
bition speech ever printed. The demand
for it all over the country has been tremen-
dous, and it has been reprinted in hun
dreds of papers.
Remember NEXT weeks CONSTITUTION
will have this speech in full We shall
print 100000 copies; but even this enor-
nous edition will be rapidly exhausted.
Subscribers will be served first. SO if you
wish TO be certain of getting the speech,
subscribe Immediately! Next weeks paper
will have it'll
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13

EDITORS CONSTITUTION; What was the
original meaning of tag. rag and bobtaE" E
This is probably an Old hunting expression to
signify herd Of deer In Prescotts Philip the
second, quotedby strype and Ho!ingshead is the
following 'They hunted the deer, and were SO
greedy of their destruction that they killed them
rag and tag, with hands and swords" The word
tegg, or tag, signifies. according to Bailey "a doe
In the second year of her age" Rag is defined by
the same writer as "a herd Of young colts, but
other old authors have raeg 70 signify a herd of
deer at ruiting time. Bo5tail means a fawn Just
after it has been weaned. Tag and bobau axe used
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13
He Only Got a Little Piece.

Mr.. s. w. Hubbard, Of Hathaway, KY, writes: 1
editors CONSTITUTION: l found small piece OF
youl lper in the road and read it and liked it s0
much / send you one dollar. Send me the price and
l will remit the balance"
That is the way with them ALL Whoeversees THE
CONSTITUTION, or piece of it, wants more. Mrs
Hubbards paper has been sent and he will find the
little piece he found in the road fair sample of the
paper. We expect him to be so well pleased with it
that he will send club of five or six subscribers
before the first of January and get his name five OF
six times in our Christmas Box
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13
The New Cabinet,

The president yesterday nominated Mr. La
mar to be associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States. This appoint
ment will be Endorsed by conservative peo-
pie in all sections of the country. The
place is high one, but Mr.. Lamar is better
qualified to fill it than any man that could
be named. He has not been great prac-
ticing lawyer, but he is great student of
the law, and his mind is thoroughly ground
ed in its principles. He is type of the
old south, and also type of the new. He
is conservative and patriotic-in short a
genuine American. 1t has been limited
that the republicans in the senate would or
ganize opposition to Mr.. Lamar and reject
his name, but we believe the time has passed
when the American senate could afford to
allow partisan or sectional prejudice to con-
troll it in considering the nomination to a
high and responsible office of such man as
Lucius Lamar.
This nomination has compelled the pres
ident to reconstruct his cabinet, and he has
sent in the name of Mr.. Villas to be secre-
tary of the interior; of Mr.. Don NJ Dickin-
son to be postmaster general, and Of Charles
S. Fairchild to be secretary of the treasury.
~ Al
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13
Aaron Burr's Alleged Treason.

really traitor? T. b.
lie was not. His scheme was simply to establish
a government of his own just beyond the boundaries
of the United State as they then existed He was
acquitted upon the ground that he had not borne
arms against the United States. The verdict how
ever, was in the old Scotch torm "Not proven"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13
Was Offered $4,000 for 1t.

Mr.. FL. o. Zeigler. of Deiglersville, Miss.
ordered our high arm machine last month !,
which cast him 800. 90 with The CONSTITUTION
one year. AS soon as it arrived he was offered
$500 Tor the machine alone, but of course
would not take it, He writes that he is de-
lighted with it,, and has thoroughly tested It'll
We guarantee it to be better than any fiftyz
dollar machine sold.
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OUR Town. COLUMN.
1t win BE Renewed Forever.

Mr.. Isaac A. Williams of Mount Pleasants
Texas. says:
"If ever THE CONSTITUTION is read one year the
subscription will be renewed as long as the subs
s:riber has one dollar" i,
That is the way we like to hear them talk.
Let every December subscriber send in his
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Dumas, the Novelist.

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: Was Alexander
Dumas, the author of Monte Cristo, a mulatto?
STUDENT.
Tie father of Dumas was the son of French
marquis and negro woman, but he married a
white woman, and Alexander was the offspring of
this union The dark tinge in Dumas blood never in
ured him in Europe, but he afraid TO visit this
country on account oft.
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'ulation of Chicago.
Malaria.
Can one see or

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: Can one see or
smell malaria? SUBSCRIBER.
No, il is known only by its effects In the north
ern parts ofthe temperate zone it is comparatively
harmless, but it is malignant and deadly in warm
climates where moisture and decaying vegetation
are found. The clearing of woodland and the
digging of cellars will produce malaria in regions
where it was before unknown.
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He Would Feel Lost without e.

Mr.. w. M. Williams, of Sulphur Springs3
writes:
Il would feel utterly lost if did not renew my
subscription. have never read q paper was So
much pleased with as THE &C CONSTITUTION. 1t is the
most enterprising paper in the country"
That is positive opinion, and good one.i
Mr.. Williams has read the paper, and, like ala
the rest, he tries it again.
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Our Machine is the Best.

There is no machine like the Constitutions
sewing machine. AT one-third the price it
beats the world. Mr.. F. B. Spear, OF Buyckb
Elmore county, Ala, writes:
my machine arrived and fully tested 1t is the
best machine sold: Twill show it to my neighbours!
1t beats all the alliance men in the world"
Thas is the way they all write about our ma.
chine. You get the high arm with the paper
at 5000, and the low arm with the paper fo4
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: Was the fourth
day of March selected for Inauguration day ecause
il rarely falls on sunday SUBSCRIBER.
No. Asamattcr Of fact, II occurs on sunday only
once in every twenty-eight years, but the day set
for Washingtons Inauguration was the frst wednes
day in March. This happened to be the 18th, and
afteward the 18th inst was made the day
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Wooden Cannon.

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: Is it fact that
cannon made of wood were ever used in warfare?
STUDENT. a
Yes, on many occasions They were heavily
hinged with iron, and were strong enough to stand
several discharges. =
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An Intoxicant.

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: Is 1nince pie intoxs
icating? GOOD TEMPLAR !
Under certain conditions, mince pie made with q
liberal allowance of brandy has been known to in3
toxicate. Some temperance people will not taste,
this pie when it has brandy in it. 4
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13

in the same sense when speaking of sheep, but rag
does not seem to be known in this connection. Tho
complete original sense of the phrase stag, rag and
bobtaiP' seems to havebeen collection OF sheep OF
deer. of all sorts mixed Unfortunately. =
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Beats ANYTHING He Ever Read.

Mr.. FL. E. Ellis, of Jenkinsboro, Ga.a
writes:
Il renew my subscription, for THE CONSTITUTIONS
certainly beats anything ever read in the way Of
newspapers
Mr.. Ellis gets it down fine and that is the
way they all talk. When @ man once reads
The CONSTITUTION he never wants to quit it.]
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13
Abolition.

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: Did the idea of
abolishing slavery originate in New England?
READER.
mated in Virginia, and doubtless would have been
pressed if had been for the aggressive attitude
of the northern states.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13
In Due Season.

From the chicago Herald.
Senator Evarts is charmed with the terse-
ness Of the presidents message. Anything that
teaches brevity in politics he says, he win recon-
mend This is the aist Of his remark. The remark
itself will be along later
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13
A Mark of Respect.
From the Epoch,

From the Epoch,
Customer lin beer saloon)-What have you
got your beer kegs all draped in black for Dutchy?
Dutchy-Dot was a mark ofrespegd. 1 do pig
pizneSs nit dose anargy fellas
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Reverend"

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: Is the title rev
erend' used in the Bible?
SUNDAY SCHOOL PUPIL.
Only once, and then it is applied to the Almighty
as Holy and reverend is His name," Psalms III, O.
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The Most Instructive and Interesting.

JAS. L. ScRUGGs, Martinsville, S. c.:
l sent you q club of II some time back. They ALI
express themselves as being well pleased with the
paper. have been subscriber for nearly three,
years andsI expect to continue taking it as long as
~ neps up 70 IG SEM consGer
lished
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Mr.. GRADY's first speech on prohibition
in Atlanta will be printed in full in next
weeks CONSTITUTION. Subscribe immedi-
ately so as to be sure to get it.
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Base Ingratitude,

From the New York Journal.
His grace, the duke of Marlborough, looks
sadly over in The direction of the United States
through a field glass and murmurs, Neyenmorer,
That is the kind Of an ungrateful bird he is.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13

Judge: What kind Of a game is this you are trying
to work asked the judge detecting one Of the prs-
oners friends engaged in packing the jury box.
The panel game" cried voice il the audienceS
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A Half Forgotten Novelist.

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: Who was thes
author of 1.-The Rivals, q Tale of Burr and Hamil<
tom published some time before the war? B. w. i
Hon. Jere Clemens, resident at that time, we be2
Ieve, of Alabama or Tennessee.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13
The rabbit. Rice Bird and English sparrov

Amos B., Columbus Miss: What about the rabbit
that is destroying the fields of Australia? Is the ric
bird and bobolnk the same? What is the history Of
the English sparrow?
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-13

MIR. RANDALL and Mr.. Carlisle have had
an hours conference. This means demo-
cratic harmony, and democratic harmony
means democratic success in the next
election
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You have less than two weeks in SO
% which to get your name in our=lgT
% Christmas boX-closed January 1.-s9N
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BROTHER BLAINE is taking Turkish
baths abroad, but scalding water wouldn't
drive away the presidential flea that has
been biting at him for so many wears.
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10 You have less than two weeks inelg9-
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Ia Christmas box-closed January / SD
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OUR KNOWLEDGE BOX.

Useful and Curious Facts in Answer to our
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Editors Constitution.
Population of Chicago.
EDITORS CONSTITUTION: What is the pop
ulation of Chicago and its suburbs? STR
The population of Chicago proper is 100000 but
the suburbs bring the total up to $4,000.